Thursday 8 September 2022

Queen

Queen is one of most well known English rock bands of all time consisting of enigmatic lead singer Freddy Mercury, guitarist/singer Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bassist John Deacon. They formed in 1970. With countless hits in the 70s and 80s, they had continued success in the 90s including a #1 with "Innuendo". However, that was curtailed when Mercury died due an AIDS related illness. The re-issue of Bohemian Rhapsody as a result of Mercury's death and being featured on the Wayne's World soundtrack spent 5 weeks at UK#1. Brian May had a couple of solo UK Top 10 hits with "Driven by you" and "Too much love will kill you"

90 Hits (Brian May Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Dec 1991   6	Driven by you
Sep 1992   5	Too much love will kill you
Nov 1992   19	Back to the light
Jun 1993   23	Resurrection (featuring Cozy Powell)
90 Hits (Queen Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jan 1991    1	Innuendo
Mar 1991   22	I'm Going Slightly Mad
May 1991   14	Headlong
Oct 1991   16	The Show Must Go On
Dec 1991   27	The Show Must Go On (re-entry)
Dec 1991    1	Bohemian Rhapsody (re-issue) / These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Nov 1995    2	Heaven For Everyone
Dec 1995    6	A Winter's Tale
Mar 1996   15	Too Much Love Will Kill You
Jun 1996    9	Let Me Live
Nov 1996   17	You Don't Fool Me
Jan 1998   13	No-One But You / Tie Your Mother Down
Nov 1998    5	Another One Bites The Dust (with Wyclef Jean featuring Pras Michel & Free)
Dec 1999   14	Under Pressure (re-issue) (with David Bowie)

What happened next?
The legacy left by Queen is well documented. There is a musical, "We will rock you" as well as the Oscar-winning movie, "Bohemian Rhapsody". Between 2004-2009, Paul Rodgers (of Free fame) toured with Queen. From 2011, Adam Lambert joined and has been part of Queen ever since.

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